FAST Selected as KMWorld 2005 Trend-Setter in Knowledge Management
Oslo, Norway (ots/PRNewswire)
- Knowledge Management Authority Recognises FAST ESP for Innovation and Superior ROI
Fast Search & Transfer(TM) (FAST(TM)), the leading developer of enterprise search and real-time alerting technologies, today announced that its Enterprise Search Platform (FAST ESP(TM)), was selected by KMWorld magazine as a "2005 Trend-Setter." Officially unveiled in the September 2005 issue, KMWorld's 2005 Trend-Setters were chosen based on their ability to bring a unique value to an organisation, its workers and various constituencies.
"After evaluating more than 200 vendors and 1,200 offerings, this year's KMWorld Trend-Setter Products were selected based on their usability, flexibility, adoption rate and total cost of ownership, as well as the vendor's vision for the future of knowledge management," said Hugh McKellar, editor-in-chief, KMWorld. "We selected FAST ESP for this year's list because it is an enterprise search platform that gives organisations a single point of access to all of their enterprise information. FAST also has the ability to create new search derivative applications (SDAs) based on the needs of vertical markets such as government and financial services, providing them with nearly unlimited growth potential."
FAST has received numerous awards and widespread industry recognition based on its corporate growth and superior enterprise search platform offerings. With its unique enterprise search platform, FAST ESP, the company provides customers and partners worldwide with the most scalable, industrial strength search solutions available for addressing a company's needs and allowing them to migrate from smaller installations to enterprise-wide deployments, as required, without changing the software platform.
"It is an honour to be named a KMWorld 2005 Trend-Setter as FAST continues to be recognised by industry experts as the leader in enterprise search technology," said Ali I. Riaz, FAST's chief operating officer. "FAST's growing success is based on the company's superior enterprise search solution and the company will continue to grow stronger through innovation, reaching new vertical markets with targeted SDAs."
FAST has transformed enterprise search from a powerful, yet narrowly perceived function, into an enterprise-wide strategic and tactical capability of pivotal importance. FAST ESP and FAST's portfolio of solutions and SDAs supply a complete information retrieval solution ideal for a growing number of key vertical markets and applications including e-Commerce and Internet Portals; Financial Services; Government; Life Sciences; Media and Publishing; and Telecom. For FAST, the search never stops.
About KMWorld
The leading information provider serving the Knowledge Management systems market, KMWorld (with a focus on Content, Document and Knowledge Management) informs more than 51,000 subscribers about the components and processes - and subsequent success stories - that together offer solutions for improving business performance.
About FAST
FAST creates the real-time search and filter technology solutions that are behind the scenes at the world's best known companies with the most demanding search problems. FAST's flexible and scalable integrated technology platform elevates the search capabilities of enterprise customers and connects people to the relevant information they seek regardless of medium. This drives revenues and reduces total cost of ownership by effectively leveraging IT infrastructure. FAST's powerful enterprise search technology solutions are used by more than 2,000 global customers and partners, including America Online (AOL), AT&T, Cardinal Health, CareerBuilder.com, Chordiant, CIGNA, CNET, Dell, Factiva, Fidelity Investments, Findexa, IBM, Knight Ridder, LexisNexis, Overture, Rakuten, Reed Elsevier, Reuters, Sensis, Stellent, Tenet Healthcare, Thomas Industrial Networks, T-Online, US Army, Virgilio (Telecom Italia), Vodafone, and Wanadoo.
FAST is headquartered in Norway and is publicly traded under the ticker symbol 'FAST' on the Oslo Stock Exchange. The FAST Group operates globally with presence in Europe, the United States, Asia Pacific, Australia, South America, and the Middle East. For further information about FAST, please visit www.fastsearch.com.
(c) 2005 Fast Search & Transfer ASA - Fast Search & Transfer, FAST, FAST ESP, FAST Data Search, FAST Marketrac, FAST AdVisor, FAST InStream, FAST ImPulse, FAST mSearch, FAST ProPublish and the FAST four-coloured logo are trademarks of Fast Search & Transfer ASA. All rights reserved. FAST disclaims any proprietary interest in the marks and names of others. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners.
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